The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-02
FAITH-CURE REVIVAL.
Dramatic Stories of Cures by
Prayer
D AMOUNTING WITH OIL.
EnthusiAsm in q Barn that Has to
Be Gained Down With
Hymns.

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the village of Greenville. suburb Of
Jersey City, sta nds an old neglected
looking mansion, in the midst of what
was once Well-kept lawn, well shaded
with big NAPLES. There are Yerandas
on every side of the house, especially on
the side overlooking the bay. At the
front gate stands huge sign on which
are the words Mount Zien Sanctuary"
In what was once the vegetable garden
is big tent fifty or sixty feet long, ano
from the four poles there were flying
yesterday red burgess, containing such
admonitions as Come to Jesus" and
"Have faith in God" One side of the
tent had fallen in. Back at the extreme
rear of the yard, where the barn had
once stood, is long frame structure
stuck well up on piles. One end of this
building is plainly part of the old
barn, mansard roof and all, but the
greater portion OF it is q new addition.
The rear end of this structure has a
wide door in it, from which a broad
stairway leads down to the Morris and
Essex Canal towpath. Although a.,
least half mile from the village of
Greenville proper, this curious struct-
ure, half barn, half nondescript, is a
church, and the meeting place of a new
denomination who believe in healing the
sick by prayer and the amounting with
oil. The tent was formerly used in
place of this structure.
Ever since last Thursday the leading
spirits of the sect have been holding
what they call an annual conference,
which is another name for a revival.
Meetings are held three times a dsy,
the services being very much like those
of country Methodist revival. There
is good deal of singing, sermon, and
a great deal of praying and telling of ex.
periences by the converts. Although
located SO far away from any travelling
thoToughfare, every one of the $50
seats III the church was filed Yesterday.
and enough people were standing in the
aisle and on the platform at the head of
the steps leading to the door at each
end of the building, and on the ground
around the steps, to make the total
number more than LOCO.
The services were led by Sister Jack
son, a pleasant-looking, middle-aged
matron, who with her husband lives in
the old mansion overlooking the bay.
First the congregation sang hymns with
vigor that might have made a city
minister, even if he were Methodist,
think that his own congregation was
lacking in something. Then there was
call for those who had requests to
make. The gifts of the Lord were free,
Sister Jackson said, and. those who
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women arose and asked that sick or err
ring friends and relatives might he
prayed for, and one man burst into
tears before he could tell what he
wanted, asked them to pray that sick !
child might recover. Those who wanted |
especial praise to be given to the Lord |
for blessings received were called for, |
and twice as many as had requests to |
make got up at this call. Sister Jackson |
then asked all who were willing to say |
that they had been blessed by recent |
answers to prayer to get up, and there
upon about 300 arose.
Then she began her sermon. 1t was |
very full of the story of her own CONVEX
sion to the belief in faith cure. but it |
was told without affectation, and it |
seemed to interest the audience greatly,
they had doubtless heard it
before, and it took an hour and quar-
ter in the telling. Every one listened
attentiyely, snd many, when the speaker
became somewhat feTvid, said "Amen"
and Praise the Lord |" audibly.
The part OF the service most interest
ing TO stranger, however, was to fol-
.ow. 1t was the testimony, IS Sister
Iackson called it, of those who we're
ready to tell Of the miracles of healing
n hnN hnn hnIv
periences. Nearly a score of women
told how they had risen from beds to
which they had been confined for years
By every sort of disease, from enlarged
liver TO pulmonary consumption
Brother Baker, handsome, gray
but youthful looking CONNER
;ial traveller, told how his wife had not
only been cured OF some chronic COM
plant, bat having broken her right
1orearn, through falling from country
wagon drawn b., runaway oxen, she
lad refused to consult surgeon, and
was healed by prayer. Her cure led TO
he cure By Ike means Of eight friends
1f me family, and at q call for them
Ievsn of the eight stood up. He him
Ielf had been healed of skin affection
n the hands BY prayer.
Immediately after Brother Baker sat
Town, . sister arose and began TO talk
n tone of voice that somehow COM
handed the instant attention OF every
pne. She was from sold Saratoga
Jounty," she said, and then she told
,riehy of her conversion and the subse-
luent sickness of child. There was q
'ude eloquence IN which she described
Ter love for the little one that went
traight to the hearts of the parents in
he congregation, and hsndkerchiefs
we're brought out on every side to wipe !
.way unwonted tears. The child grew
Forse. The mother employed such
medical aid as she was able to employ,
,ut without avail, and there came a
line at last when, bending over the bed.
he saw that the struggle of death was
It hand.
81 had done all that I could she said,
With choking voice, 'and could pray I
10 more. l knew that if death came
ny child would go to the arms of the
savior, and that If it could be spared it ,
you'd live to his glory. 1t broke my !
leart, but, sinking on knees, I said: {
Thy will be done. From that moment
Ieath fed and the little one was spared {
O me-"
Bursting into tears. the woman cried
Glory to Godl" and sat down. Her
words we're taken up on every hand.